CVE-2019-11702

Summary

CVECVE-2019-11702
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-07-23 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-24 17:37:00 UTC
DescriptionA hyperlink using protocols associated with Internet Explorer, such as IE.HTTP:, can be used to open local files at a known location with Internet Explorer if a user approves execution when prompted. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 67.0.2.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1552627 - (CVE-2019-11702) Lack of mitigation on external protocol execution (res: protocol) MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 67.0.2 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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